Consider the following countries : 1. Azerbaijan 2. Kyrgyzstan 3. Tajikistan 4. Turkmenistan 5. Uzbekistan Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan ?
- A.1, 2 and 5 only
- B.1, 2, 3 and 4 only
- C.3, 4 and 5 only
- D.1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is C, 3, 4 and 5 only. Of the Central Asian countries listed, only Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan touch Afghanistan, all along its northern edge.
Afghanistan is landlocked and shares borders with six countries: Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to the north, and China through the narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north-east. Much of the northern border follows the Amu Darya and its upper course, the Panj, which separate Afghanistan from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The Wakhan Corridor also keeps Tajikistan apart from Pakistan.
A is wrong: Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan do not border Afghanistan.
B is wrong: it adds Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan and drops Uzbekistan.
D is wrong: Azerbaijan lies west of the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus, and Kyrgyzstan is separated from Afghanistan by Tajikistan.
Exam tip: Afghanistan's six neighbours = Pakistan, Iran, China + the three "stans" of the north: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan.
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